Events for White Cane Week (Feb 4-10)

The Chatham-Kent Chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind is holding events in honour of White Cane Week.

The group will have events at the Downtown Chatham Centre on February 5^th from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. and 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. and on February 10^th starting at 1:00 P.M. During these times they will have an obstacle course set up to help people experience what it might be like to navigate spaces with visual loss.

They will also be out on February 7^th to raise awareness starting at Walmart at 10:00 A.M., PetSmart at 11:30 A.M., and Superstore at 1:00 P.M.

The goal of the events is to raise awareness about vision loss, demonstrate the abilities of people with vision loss, and let people know that support is available for people.

CCB-CK is an official chapter of the CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND (www.ccbnational.net). Based in Chatham-Kent Ontario, Canada, it is a group of blind and visually impaired persons, who look to gather in a POSITIVE, SAFE, WELCOMING, JUDGEMENT FREE, FORWARD THINKING environment, in order to enhance each and every participants life. How do we do this you may ask? Simple, by looking at each individual as a PERSON first and foremost, before we label their visual impairment, allows us to see the possibilities i n life through the perspective of everyday public figures. By focusing on positive, practive knowledge sharing, judgment free sharing spaces and a general "Can Do" attitude, the CCB-CK group looks to eliminate the stigma and accompanying social, mental burdons that go along with being a blind or visually impaired person. The group comes together to share ideas around accessible sports and recreation (the Trust Your Buddy Program), accessible technology (Getting together with Technology) as we as removing common barriers, social stigmas, and perceptions that blind people "can't" do things. CCB-CK is a group of positive, intelligent, talented, kind persons, who just happen to not see the world (literally) as well as others. Beyond that, anything is truly possible. Our Mission Statement Providing support, information and social activities for all our members CCB Chatham Kent CCB.ckchapter@gmail.com